Live tutorials on aspects of painting given by Portrait Artist of The Year and Landscape Artist of The Year contestants.
Where to Watch Artist of the Year: Masterclass • Season 1
40 Episodes
Exploring Tone
E1
Exploring ToneIn this first masterclass, Artist of The Year judge Tai-Shan Schierenberg will be introducing one of the most essential principles of painting; how to observe and understand tone.
Alla Prima
E2
Alla PrimaAlla prima painting is tricky but Sara Reeve has you covered. Her joyous explanations are just what you need to master the technique.
How to Paint Trees
E3
How to Paint TreesAdebanji's passion for trees is completely infectious - we marvelled at the way he looks at them, and through his eyes we see so much more, so here we share his palette and techniques which we hope you'll love.
Miniature Portraits
E4
Miniature PortraitsMorag's ability to capture the essence of her subject with very few lines makes her well suited for miniature portraits.
Introduction to Inks
E5
Introduction to InksFujiko provides an introduction to the use of inks as a medium by creating a landscape using a variety of different techniques.
Building a Portrait
E6
Building a PortraitGareth shares his techniques and measured approach to building a portrait.
Painting with a Limited Palette
E7
Painting with a Limited PaletteWendy demonstrates how a portrait can be produced with just the blending of 3 colours.
Animal Portraiture
E8
Animal PortraiturePhoebe demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait of a pet.
Introduction to Still Life
E9
Introduction to Still LifeClaire presents her approach to creating a still life.
Composition in Landscapes
E10
Composition in LandscapesFinn demonstrates his approach to creating an classic/romantic English landscape.
Loosening Up
E11
Loosening UpSara demonstrates her approach to loosening up her approach by using one large brush.
Observing Facial Features
E12
Observing Facial FeaturesGareth demonstrates his approach to achieving a likeness in a portrait by breaking down the features into abstract shapes.
Botanical Flowers
E13
Botanical FlowersFujiko demonstrates her technique and approach to creating a botanical drawing with ink, using both brush and pen.
Painting with Lines
E14
Painting with LinesMorag demonstrates her approach to creating a portrait with lines observing body language and posture.
Figures in Landscape
E15
Figures in LandscapeAdebanji demonstrates his approach and tips for putting figures into a landscape.
Child Portraiture
E16
Child PortraiturePhoebe demonstrates her approach for child portraits using charcoal on a soft pastel card.
Playing with Colour
E17
Playing with ColourChristian discuses; mixing colours, how to layout a palette and how to use colour expressively.
Painting Skies and Clouds
E18
Painting Skies and CloudsFinn demonstrates how he paints the sky and clouds.
Drawing with Paint
E19
Drawing with PaintWendy demonstrates how she begins a portrait by drawing with paint, which is her favourite part of the process.
How to Approach a Portrait
E20
How to Approach a PortraitTai consolidates the various lessons about portraiture and demonstrates how he would approach a portrait.
Introduction to Life Drawing
E21
Introduction to Life DrawingGail introduces the fundamentals of Life Drawing.
Mixed Media Portraiture
E22
Mixed Media PortraitureAmy introduces mixed media portraiture, which encourages experimentation.
Tricks to Finding Likeness
E23
Tricks to Finding LikenessPolly demonstrates her tips and tricks to capturing a likeness in a portrait, including the use of a grid.
Self Portraiture
E24
Self PortraitureTom demonstrates his approach to creating a self portrait, and how the artist describes himself in an image.
Pastel on Stencil Paper
E25
Pastel on Stencil PaperLorna demonstrates the use of pastels on stencil paper as a medium for portraiture.
Perspective in Urban Landscape
E26
Perspective in Urban LandscapeStuart demonstrates the rules of perspective to be applied in the construction of an urban landscape.
Connecting with your Sitter
E27
Connecting with your SitterCurtis demonstrates both his artistic abilities in creating a portrait and his approach to connecting with his sitter.
Composing from Life
E28
Composing from LifeBrogan extols the benefits of creating a portrait with a live model.
Patterns
E29
PatternsJude demonstrates how she captures patterns in a painting or uses them, something that she enjoys.
Introduction to Watercolour
E30
Introduction to WatercolourCharles presents the basic principles to create a watercolour portrait, he uses a tracing of a previous sketch as a underpainting.
Painting on Wood
E31
Painting on WoodAlvin outlines the steps to prepare a wood panel for painting, and how each unique piece of wood can influence the completed painting.
Painting on Black
E32
Painting on BlackCat explains and demonstrates her approach in creating a landscape on a black background, and how it enhances the colour.
Monochrome Palette
E33
Monochrome PaletteAmy demonstrates her approach to creating a monochrome painting from a black and white vintage reference photo as finished work or a tone exercise.
Drawing with Coloured Pencils
E34
Drawing with Coloured PencilsCurtis shares his secrets for creating a in depth portrait that creates mood and atmosphere using coloured pencils.
Painting Hands
E35
Painting HandsBrogan demonstrates a simplified process for painting a sitters hands that can make the work more dynamic.
Painting with Gold Leaf
E36
Painting with Gold LeafLorna shares her gilding technique using gold leaf in a portrait to enhance the work.
Pushing Colour in Portraiture
E37
Pushing Colour in PortraitureTom demonstrates how enhance a portrait by pushing the use of colour.
Creating Textures in Charcoal Landscapes
E38
Creating Textures in Charcoal LandscapesStuart demonstrates his various techniques and tips for creating textures in his landscapes using just charcoal and a rubber.
Narrative in Portraiture
E39
Narrative in PortraitureJude demonstrate how she inserts narrative into portraiture either subtlety or surrealistic.
Improvising with Watercolour
E40
Improvising with WatercolourCharles explains and demonstrates how how watercolours can be used improvise and create images from your imagination.
